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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first suggestion by Sizwe to Buntu regarding his discovery in the alleyway?

2. What happens to Sizwe when he tries to get home from the bar with Buntu?

3. Where is Sizwe when he introduces himself to other people on the night he went to the bar with Buntu?

4. When Sizwe finally hands his passbook to Buntu, what does he say at that moment?

5. What does Buntu reluctantly do after Sizwe suggests that they let whoever's there know what's happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the framing device of the letter to Noweto a foundation for the rest of the action, a means to getting out information that cannot easily be staged, or both? Explain your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In Part 1, Styles speaks about a 'strong room of dreams'. Discuss what is meant by this with particular regard to either:

A) Styles' realization of his own personal dreams and goals in having his own photography studio, and what the studio represents for the future of his black customers.

OR

B) The playwright's take on the theater in which the play is being performed, as the lines were to be spoken by a black actor on stage in Apartheid-era South Africa.

Essay Topic 3

The real Robert Zwelinzima of the play seems to have died a violent death. Discuss whether or not this could be a symbol, and if so, what it could be a symbol of.

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